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[ groh-ing ] / ˈgroʊ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR growing ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivebecoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers. having or showing life. Origin of growingFirst recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English growende. See grow, -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM growinggrow·ing·ly, adverbun·grow·ing, adjectiveWords nearby growinggrow, growan, grow bag, growed, grower, growing, growing degree-day, growing-equity mortgage, growing pains, growing point, grow into Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for growingAsian-Americans may vote for Democrats now, but they are a highly persuadable—and growing—part of the electorate. Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST Asian-Americans are a group of persuadable swing voters, growing faster than any other group in America today. Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST We also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children. How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST The Perfect Storm writer talks combat brotherhood and the threat posed by growing wealth inequality. Sebastian Junger on War, Loss, and a Divided America|The Daily Beast Video|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Growing up as a teen in the 1960s, she had yearned to wear the same clothes her girlfriends wore. Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen|Sharon Adarlo|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST His arms were growing heavy with fatigue, his mouth was parched, and great beads of perspiration stood upon his brow. St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini New Zealand spinach is satisfactory for growing in warm climates, as it withstands heat better than the ordinary spinach. The Vegetable Garden|Anonymous She regards him with the growing thought that he is good and strong. He was aware that his speech was growing far louder than necessary. Cytherea|Joseph Hergesheimer But his glory was growing dim and his power was withering into dust. The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13|Various
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